HC Deb 17 March 1997 vol 292 cc421-3W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved grade A to C in (i) history,(ii)geography and (iii)Latin (1)GCSEs and (2) a-levels in 1996; and if she will make a statement. [19885]

Mrs. Gillan

[holding answer 11 March 1997]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. However, the following table shows the number and percentage of pupils who (a) attempted and (b) achieved grades A to C in (i) history,(ii)geography and (iii)Latin GCSE and GCE A/AS level in England in 1994–95, the latest year for which data are available. The figures for GCSEs relate to 15-year-old pupils in schools and those for GCE A/AS level to 17-year-old pupils in schools.

GCSE achievements of 15-year-old pupils in schools
Number attempted Percentage Number achieved A*-C Percentage
GCSE history 223,357 38.6 119,448 20.7
GCSE geography 259,291 44.8 130,295 22.5
GCSE Latin 11,790 2.0 10,817 1.9
GCE A/AS level achievements of 17-year-old pupils in schools
Number attempted Percentage Number achieved A-C Percentage
GCE A/AS history 24,292 17.2 13,850 9.8
GCE A/AS geography 26,373 18.7 13,683 9.7
GCE A/AS Latin 1,314 0.9 1,088 0.8

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one,(ii) two and (iii) three or more live foreign language A-levels in 1996; and if she will make a statement. [19884]

Mrs. Gillan

[holding answer 11 March 1997]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. However, the following table shows the number and percentage of 17-year-old pupils who attempted GCE A/AS modern foreign languages and achieved grades A to C in (i) one,(ii) two and (iii) three or more modern foreign languages in England in 1994–95, the latest year for which data are available.

Number of17-year-oldpupils As a percentage of 17-year-old pupils
Attempted GCE A/AS language 22,233 15.8
Achieved 1 grade A-C 10,676 7.6
Achieved 2 grades A-C 2,765 2.0
Achieved 3 or more grades A-C 45 0.0

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one,(ii) two and (iii) three or more science A-levels in 1996; and if she will make a statement. [19882]

Mrs. Gillan

[holding answer 11 March 1997]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. However, the following table shows the number and percentage of 17-year-old pupils who attempted a GCE A/AS level in any science subject and achieved grades A to C in (i) one,(ii) two and (iii) three or more science subjects in England in 1994–95, the latest year for which data are available.

Number of 17-year-old pupils As a percentage of 17-year-old pupils
Attempted GCE A/AS science 54,344 38.6
Achieved 1 grade A-C 17,201 12.2
Achieved 2 grades A-C 11,514 8.2
Achieved 3 or more grades A-C 1,825 1.3

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more live foreign language GCSEs in 1996; and if she will make a statement. [19883]

Mrs. Gillan

[holding answer 11 March 1997]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. However, the following table shows the number and percentage of 15-year-old pupils who attempted a GCSE in any modern foreign language and achieved grades A to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more modern foreign languages in England in 1994–95, the latest year for which data are available.

Number of 15-year-old pupils As a percentage of 15-year-old pupils
Attempted at least one GCSE language 427,808 74.0
Achieved one grade A*-C 153,675 26.6
Achieved 2 or more A*-C grades 43,561 7.5

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more science GCSEs in 1996; and if she will make a statement. [19881]

Mrs. Gillan

[holding answer 11 March 1997]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. However, the following table shows the number and percentage of 15-year-old pupils who attempted a GCSE in any science subject and achieved grades A* to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more GCSE science subjects in England in 1994–95, the latest year for which data are available.

Number of 15-year-old pupils As a percentage of 15-year-old pupils
Attempted at least one GCSE science 523,189 90.5
Achieved one grade A*-C 14,288 2.5
Achieved 2 or more A*-C grades 232,884 40.3